Spring has arrived. The grass is green and the temperatures are rising. The temperature is not the only thing rising; I suspect many are watching the price of gas. Many prices are rising, which reminds me of the quote, “A rising tide lifts all ships.“ Will farmers like myself be Read more…
It is spring and soon it will be time for farmers to head to the field and start another year. For over 6 months grain prices have rallied higher, to prices that have not been seen for quite a while. Purchases of corn and soybeans for export to China have Read more…
Nine years ago in March during National Agriculture Week I sat down and wrote my first weekly column for this paper. But first, let’s tie up some loose ends about dry hands. And for you Chicago Cub fans, do you remember what Moses Alou allegedly did to strengthen his hands? Read more…
Why does water expand when frozen yet almost every other substance shrinks when it gets colder? Why are Illinois roads so bad? Why did I want the ground to freeze after wanting the snow to melt for the last month? It was about 1987 when I was working as a Read more…